CSSA Spring Trip to Jasper on May 21, 22, and 23.

annie66

CSSA will organize a Spring Trip to Jasper from May 21 to 23, 2005.
Activities include sight viewing, canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge, and
! T1 _% ]4 h; W' Vhot
9 T" D/ @& [9 Ospring at Miette Hot Springs.
5 ^8 W2 R: D0 s5 y8 c$ |. S5 ]8 SWe will go to Jasper by mini-van rented by CSSA and driven by CSSA
Volunteers.
We'll stay there for two nights. Accommodations are arranged by CSSA.
You are
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for detailed information.
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+ d. a: t# T' W/ V! u* U! mDay One
. P( E- |; ?' @9 c- H9 j-        Ride to Jasper by mini-van.(7 people per minivan)
+ |$ D8 T" L0 d4 l. b! }+ c-        Canoeing at Jasper Park Lodge.($35 per canoe per hour and $25 per
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hour)(Each canoe can hold 3 people at most.)
' a, _8 u6 ]1 X7 F/ n/ w-        Hot spring in Jasper for the evening.(Usually hot spring costs about
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/ u( ?* I( {: {% |% F. e3 }, Pperson. So it's not that expensive. And after knowing how many people
' T, B4 M+ R) K* E  u; _will go,
0 W  N2 n# ~8 M3 E. e% iI can work on a group price for us. So sign up for this activity. If
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# J: I) P3 k$ q, X. Y# inot going, you could also have a little visit in Jasper town while
) [; O2 V% b" i) Hother
people go to the hot spring.)
! x/ L6 b: B, H% e. m+ E# v9 n-        Stays the night in Jasper.
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$ X9 c* Y1 c0 f6 |Day Two
-        Sight Viewing in Japer: We'll go Maligne Lake first thing in the
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And we'll do the Malign Boat Cruises.(I'll take us 90 minutes round
$ p( m; `* `9 w9 k, N" Z9 Etrip. It's
4 f2 {; R* @. }, |5 v' ~) ~4 v$35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12years old)). If you haven't done
this
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-        Stays the night in Jasper and no activities in day 2's evening so
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could visit the town by yourself, or go to the bar and have a drink or
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Day Three
-        Sight-viewing in Jasper continues.
-        Ride home in the early afternoon since we need to return the rented
van on
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Things to Bring:
$ F1 i* y' _. }& c8 T-        Travel needs.
-        Swim suit if you want to do Hot Spring.
-       Sun glasses and sun screen to protect your eyes and skin.
-       Camera. It's beautiful in the mountain in the spring.
% |& w/ X% `7 u3 E-       Bring some warm clothes since it's still cool in the mountain
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1 \8 }7 R" M/ \2 Blate May. And we also will go to the Columbia Ice Field so warm clothes
and
shoes are definitely needed.
7 m1 W5 J1 x8 r7 n-       Wear comfort shoes cause we'll do lots of walking and of course
drving.(But you won't need to worry about the driving).
, I. N8 V$ I' V( i-       We won't take care of the food for you, but we'll stop at
places where
+ i' h. ^$ \/ S8 o. P, ~: R6 x( Athere are food at lunch or dinner hour, so you could have something to
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Feel free to bring your own food. (Like instant noodles.) (There is an
IGA in
Jasper, so you could always buy food there if you need.)

$ f$ @2 q8 ]. @6 c9 }$ F. B& H, xCost: $160, this price includes your share of car rentals, gas,
two-night
accommodation in jasper, and national park entrance tickets, and it
excludes
. e2 S7 G1 ?$ H* g4 w. ?the hot-spring, the canoeing, and the maligne Boat Cruises).
Hot Spring ticket was about $6 in total according to last year's price.
& J6 x/ ~9 @7 o0 u. p) w* b' YCanoeing is $35 per canoe per hour, $25 per half an hour.
+ R. X7 ?" M( s8 [% _% _5 KMaligne Boat Cruises are $35 per adult and $17.5 per child(6-12 years
/ e. z: V+ l4 m2 i: \old).
When we come back from the trip, according to the expenses we'll return
the
5 P! a6 M! ?* g6 q/ V( z3 Gextra money to you. According to the Trip we organized to Banff in last
& v2 i) p! T! Jwinter, everyone will have returned money finally. And when we come
back
* t$ ~: `7 g' a1 g* ~everyone will gets an expense list for this trip.

Sign up now for this trip by e-mailing me at this e-mail address. NO
DROP-IN
* h6 a' ~- n9 p" y5 Sallowed. Or call me at 430-5996 for more information. Some detailed
( F5 D( k6 x7 D) ]: M. kinformation will only be e-mailed to people who have signed up for his
trip
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Money will be collected on May 10th from 3pm to 4pm at HUB LRT Station
+ ]* u9 g/ m( _; F. jfirst
/ d, b; Q& D" @/ u3 rfloor by the elevator. And May 15th from 1pm to 2pm at HUB LRT Station
6 J) k/ O7 D+ C/ ]' Yfirst
floor by the elevator for some late sign-ups. Please bring your member
card
with you when you are signing-up. If you want to join CSSA as a member,
you
- b/ D- y. |6 }3 {- P, p% ]could do so at above time and location.
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, a6 c  k" H  F* @4 hWE NEED EXPERIENCED VOLUNTEER DRIVERS FOR THIS TRIP. AND THE VOLUNTEERS
% q: _$ D& ?- A" I+ ~WILL
) Y) P  g0 W- z6 k$ p4 P5 nGET A DISCOUNT FOR THIS TRIP. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING,
PLEASE
E-MAIL ME AT THIS E-MAIL ACCOUNT FOR DETAILS. THANKS!
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3 E) G! i1 {6 d5 TGathering time and location:
9:00am, Saturday, May 21, 2005, HUB LRT Station first floor by the
elevator
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% X; K7 y2 \: U$ D+ n& J; \: s- x/ GEnjoy the Spring!
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annie66

It's for CSSA members. But you could always join CSSA at any time, even
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Hope you'll join the trip and have some fun.